Natividad Otero
Mar 12, 2016
Natividad Otero passed away on March 12, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her family. Her husband and family would like to invite her friends to honor Nati's life. There will be a viewing held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 from Noon to 7:00 p.m. at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Rosary, Friday, 9:00 a.m., St, Joseph Catholic Church. Mass of Christian...
Brendan Patrick Loughrey
Mar 7, 2016
Brendan Patrick Loughrey died Monday March 7, 2016 in Fort Collins, Colorado. With his passing, the world has become a little poorer. Brendan was born in Towson, Maryland on June 26, 1982 to Barbara White Loughrey and Fina Sean Loughrey. He joined older brother, Liam John and almost from the minute he came home they became friends not just brothers....
Paula Horihan
Mar 7, 2016
Paula S. Horihan, 47, of Cheyenne, WY passed away unexpectedly March 7, 2016. Paula had recently moved from Loveland where she was employed and was a student at Front Range Community College in Ft. Collins. She was employed by Panera in Loveland She was born on June 24, 1968 in New Castle, Indiana to Paul and Sue Acker. She is...
Betty Jane Evig
Mar 6, 2016
Betty Jane Evig 88, of Fort Collins, CO passed away peacefully March 6, 2016 at Columbine West Health and Rehab in Fort Collins. Betty was born January 7, 1928 in Steamboat Springs, CO to Herman and Mary Grace Bauer. As a young child her family moved to Longmont where Betty graduated from Longmont High School. Betty attended several class reunions...
Josh Eric Bailey
Mar 4, 2016
Joshua "Josh" Eric Bailey, 43, of Fort Collins died Friday morning, March 4, 2016, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Josh was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on February 21, 1973. In July of that year, he and his adoptive parents, Ray and Virginia, and sister moved to Fort Collins, where he has been a resident since. Josh graduated from Poudre High...
Florence Garza
Mar 2, 2016
Florence Garza passed away peacefully on March 2, 2016, she was 96. She was born on August 10, 1919 in Fort Collins to Jesus and Dominga Melendrez. She was married to Manuel C. Garza in 1959 who preceded her in death. Florence worked as a housekeeper for many years for prominent families in Fort Collins and for Poudre Valley Hospital...
Daniel Victor Hurd
Mar 2, 2016
Daniel Victor Hurd, 85, died on March 2, 2016 in his home town of Fort Collins, Colorado. He lost his beloved wife Patty on October 6, 2015. Born on November 29, 1930 to Clarence and Gladys Hurd in Plateau City, Colorado, he was the third of four children, three girls and a boy. The Hurds moved to Grand Junction, Colorado...
Howard Frederick Eichling
Mar 1, 2016
Howard Frederick Eichling, 73, passed away on March 1, 2016 in Longmont, CO. Howard was born April 10, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas, where he lived most of his life. He moved to Colorado in 2005 and lived in Fort Collins, Laporte, and most recently, Longmont. Howard graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. He was in the...
Susan Gay Lamb
Mar 1, 2016
Susan Gay Shipley Lamb, 56, transitioned peacefully with courage and grace at home on March 1, 2016. She was welcomed into this world by her parents Elaine & Dale Shipley and brother, Michael, in Amarillo, Texas, on June 16, 1959. Her father's Air Force career took the family to Alaska, Colorado, Virginia, Canada and back to Colorado Springs, where she...
Edith Bailey Barisas
Feb 27, 2016
Edith Bailey Barisas of Fort Collins died Saturday February 27, 2016, in Fort Collins after a short illness. Edith was born in 1915 in Como, Texas, to Arthur and Dovie Bailey. She graduated from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1930 and from Centenary College in Shreveport in 1934. She earned a Master of Arts degree in English...
Mary L. Baca
Feb 26, 2016
On February 26, 2016 Louise Anita Solano, also known and loved as Mary Lou Baca was called home to be with the Lord and her beloved husband Tom Baca. On this day her body succumbed to cancer but her spirit did not lose as she conquered and surpassed all expectations. Mary Lou Baca was born on July 4, 1927 in...
Beverly B. Miller
Feb 26, 2016
Beverly B. Miller, 63, a Fort Collins native and lifelong resident, passed away peacefully the evening of February 26, 2016 in the company of friends and family at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO. She endured a hard-fought battle with bile duct cancer throughout which her faith, courage and determination never wavered. Beverly June Bondhus was born May 27,...
Jim M. Wagner
Feb 23, 2016
Jim M. Wagner of Ft. Collins, formerly of Loveland died on February 23, 2016 at his home. Jim was born in Atwood, Colorado on July 22, 1928 to John J. Wagner and Catherine Meyers Wagner. Jim was a farmer and rancher for many years. He also worked at Colorado State University as a custodial engineer, as a street sweeper for...
Francis A. Benedetti
Feb 18, 2016
Francis A. Benedetti died peacefully on February 18, 2016. "Bene" as he was known to his friends and family was a long time country lawyer in Wray, Colorado. Bene liked fishing with his buddies, a good game of pitch and especially a tennis match with anyone who would play. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Rhea. He...
Ralph W. Kissler
Feb 18, 2016
Ralph W. Kissler, 83, of Fort Collins went home to his Lord on February 18, 2016. He passed away in his home of 50 years. He was born February 23, 1932 in Fort Collins to Conrad and Leah Kissler. He married Darlene Feit on December 1, 1965. They were married for 50 years. He made a life and started a...
Edward R. Van Valkenburg
Feb 16, 2016
We are celebrating the phenomenal life of Edward (Ed) R. Van Valkenburg, July 30, 1922 – February 16, 2016. Ed is a true Colorado Pioneer and native. As a father, Granddad, and Great Granddad, one of Ed's favorite ways to spend time was with the entire family having home cooked meals in his yard under the big cottonwood trees. His...
Wayne Charles Wrobbel
Feb 15, 2016
On February 15 Wayne Charles Wrobbel of Ft. Collins passed away in hospice care at the V.A. Hospital, Cheyenne WY. Wayne (69) was born in Rosiclare, IL on December 1, 1946 to Fred and Evelyn (Frye) Wrobbel of WI. When the young family was transferred by the Alcoa Company to the Dominican Republic and later Jamaica, Wayne attended Spanish schools...
Beverly B. Woolridge
Feb 13, 2016
"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance". -From The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Beverly Boatman Woolridge passed away on February 13, 2016 at the Columbine West Nursing...
Barbara Phyllis Berg
Feb 13, 2016
Born on January 14, 1930 to A.J. and Edna Chilcoate Patterson in Laramie, Wyoming. Barbara spent her childhood years in Laramie until the family relocated to Ft. Collins in the early 1940's. She attended Ft. Collins High School, where she loved singing in the choir and where she met the love of her life, Dean Berg. She attended Colorado State...
Patricia Jean Wells
Feb 13, 2016
Patricia Wells passed away peacefully February 13, 2016. God took her to be with her husband Kermit, which was one of her greatest desires since his passing. Pat was born in Deer Lodge, Montana, November 4, 1931, to Ethel and Alexander Fenion. Pat and Kermit moved to Fort Collins in 1959 where they raised their family. They had two children;...
